2022 USFL draft | |
Date: | February 22–23, 2022 |
Time: | 10:00 AM ET |
Location: | Birmingham, Alabama |
League: | USFL |
Overall: | 280 |
Next: | 2023 |
Rounds: | 35 |
The 2022 USFL draft, also known as the 2022 USFL player selection meeting, was the player selection process to fill the rosters of the eight teams for the 2022 USFL season. The draft was held on February 22–23, 2022, with results released through the USFL's social media channels.[1]
The USFL player allocation process was held in multiple phases, separated by position groups. The league used a "snake" format in each phase, in which the draft order reversed with each round. The draft order was shuffled for each phase as predetermined through lotteries. A draft pool of 450–500 players were eligible to be picked by signing contracts before the draft. The structure of the draft was as follows:Day 1:
Day 2:
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College | |
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1 | 1 | Michigan Panthers | QB | Michigan | ||
1 | 2 | Tampa Bay Bandits | QB | Ole Miss | ||
1 | 3 | Philadelphia Stars | QB | Occidental | ||
1 | 4 | New Jersey Generals | QB | Tarleton State | ||
1 | 5 | Houston Gamblers | QB | Northwestern | ||
1 | 6 | Birmingham Stallions | QB | FIU | ||
1 | 7 | Pittsburgh Maulers | QB | Richmond | ||
1 | 8 | New Orleans Breakers | QB | Northern Colorado |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12 | 94 | New Orleans Breakers | QB | Tulsa | ||
12 | 95 | Pittsburgh Maulers | QB | San Jose State | ||
12 | 96 | Birmingham Stallions | QB | Louisiana Tech | ||
12 | 97 | Houston Gamblers | QB | Monmouth (NJ) | ||
12 | 98 | New Jersey Generals | QB | Texas Southern | ||
12 | 99 | Philadelphia Stars | QB | Northern Arizona | ||
12 | 100 | Tampa Bay Bandits | QB | Memphis | ||
12 | 101 | Michigan Panthers | QB | Memphis |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
18 | 141 | Philadelphia Stars | S | NC State | |
18 | 142 | New Jersey Generals | S | Washington State | |
18 | 143 | Michigan Panthers | Orion Stewart | S | Baylor |
18 | 144 | Tampa Bay Bandits | S | UConn | |
18 | 145 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Arnold Tarpley III | S | Vanderbilt |
18 | 146 | New Orleans Breakers | Dartez Jacobs | S | Georgia State |
18 | 147 | Houston Gamblers | Andrew Soroh | S | Florida Atlantic |
18 | 148 | Birmingham Stallions | Christian McFarland | S | Idaho State |
19 | 149 | Birmingham Stallions | S | Oregon | |
19 | 150 | Houston Gamblers | Manny Bunch | S | Tulsa |
19 | – | New Orleans Breakers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
19 | 151 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Bryce Torneden | S | Kansas |
19 | 152 | Tampa Bay Bandits | S | Rutgers | |
19 | 153 | Michigan Panthers | Kieron Williams | S | Nebraska |
19 | 154 | New Jersey Generals | S | West Virginia | |
19 | 155 | Philadelphia Stars | Cody Brown | S | Arkansas State |
19 | 156 | Philadelphia Stars | LaDarius Wiley | S | Vanderbilt |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
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20 | 157 | New Jersey Generals | Jake Lacina | C | Augustana (SD) |
20 | 158 | Michigan Panthers | Sean Pollard | C | Clemson |
20 | 159 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Bruno Reagan | C | Vanderbilt |
20 | 160 | Philadelphia Stars | Sean Brown | C | Mississippi Valley State |
20 | 161 | Birmingham Stallions | C | UCF | |
20 | 162 | Pittsburgh Maulers | C | USC | |
20 | 163 | New Orleans Breakers | Jared Thomas | C | Northwestern |
20 | 164 | Nick Buchanan | C | Florida | |
20 | 165 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Brayden Patton | C | Northern Illinois |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
21 | 166 | Houston Gamblers | ILB | Mississippi State | |
21 | 167 | New Orleans Breakers | Jerod Fernandez | ILB | NC State |
21 | 168 | Pittsburgh Maulers | ILB | North Texas | |
21 | 169 | Birmingham Stallions | ILB | Arizona | |
21 | 170 | Philadelphia Stars | ILB | Nebraska | |
21 | 171 | Tampa Bay Bandits | ILB | Arizona State | |
21 | 172 | Michigan Panthers | Justin Hughes | ILB | Kansas State |
21 | 173 | New Jersey Generals | ILB | Wisconsin | |
21 | 174 | Houston Gamblers | ILB | Florida State | |
21 | 175 | Birmingham Stallions | Jason Ferris | ILB | Montana Western |
21 | 176 | Michigan Panthers | ILB | Michigan State | |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
22 | 177 | New Orleans Breakers | Steven Rowzee | G | Troy |
22 | 178 | Pittsburgh Maulers | G | LSU | |
22 | 179 | Birmingham Stallions | G | Oregon | |
22 | 180 | Houston Gamblers | Tyler Higby | G | Michigan State |
22 | 181 | New Jersey Generals | G | West Virginia | |
22 | 182 | Philadelphia Stars | Jackson Scott-Brown | G | Northern Iowa |
22 | 183 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Fred Lauina | G | Oregon State |
22 | 184 | Michigan Panthers | Marquel Harrell | G | Auburn |
23 | 185 | Michigan Panthers | Daishawn Dixon | G | San Diego State |
23 | 186 | Tampa Bay Bandits | G | USC | |
23 | 187 | Philadelphia Stars | Paul Nosworthy | G | Buffalo |
23 | 188 | New Jersey Generals | Evan Heim | G | Minnesota State |
23 | 189 | Houston Gamblers | Terronne Prescod | G | NC State |
23 | – | Birmingham Stallions | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
23 | 190 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Jon Dietzen | G | Wisconsin |
23 | 191 | New Orleans Breakers | Liam Dobson | G | Texas State |
23 | 192 | New Orleans Breakers | Jalen Allen | G | Charlotte |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
24 | 193 | Michigan Panthers | DT | Kentucky | |
24 | 194 | Tampa Bay Bandits | DT | Texas A&M | |
24 | 195 | Philadelphia Stars | Mike Barnett | DT | Georgia |
24 | 196 | New Jersey Generals | DT | Washington State | |
24 | 197 | Houston Gamblers | Cory Thomas | DT | Mississippi State |
24 | 198 | Birmingham Stallions | Willie Yarbary | DT | Wake Forest |
24 | 199 | Pittsburgh Maulers | DT | Wisconsin | |
24 | 200 | New Orleans Breakers | DT | Pittsburgh | |
25 | 201 | New Orleans Breakers | Kamilo Tongamoa | DT | Iowa State |
25 | 202 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Boogie Roberts | DT | San Jose State |
25 | 203 | Birmingham Stallions | Haston Adams | DT | Mary Hardin–Baylor |
25 | 204 | Houston Gamblers | Tomasi Laulile | DT | BYU |
25 | 205 | New Jersey Generals | DT | Georgia | |
25 | 206 | Philadelphia Stars | Chris Nelson | DT | Texas |
25 | 207 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Reggie Howard | DT | Toledo |
25 | 208 | Michigan Panthers | DT | Iowa State | |
26 | 209 | Michigan Panthers | Kyshonn Tyson | DT | Grand Valley State |
26 | 210 | Tampa Bay Bandits | DT | Georgia | |
26 | 211 | Philadelphia Stars | Jerome Johnson | DT | Indiana |
26 | 212 | New Jersey Generals | Kalani Vakameilalo | DT | Oregon State |
26 | 213 | Houston Gamblers | DT | UNC Pembroke | |
26 | – | Birmingham Stallions | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
26 | 214 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Jeremiah Pharms Jr | DT | Friends |
26 | 215 | New Orleans Breakers | Connor Christian | DT | Jacksonville State |
26 | 216 | New Orleans Breakers | Chris Okoye | DT | Ferris State |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
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27 | 217 | Tampa Bay Bandits | RB | Florida Atlantic | |
27 | 218 | Philadelphia Stars | RB | Kennesaw State | |
27 | 219 | New Jersey Generals | RB | Ohio State | |
27 | 220 | Michigan Panthers | Stevie Scott III | RB | Indiana |
27 | 221 | New Orleans Breakers | RB | New Mexico State | |
27 | 222 | Houston Gamblers | RB | Colorado State | |
27 | 223 | Birmingham Stallions | RB | Oregon | |
27 | 224 | Pittsburgh Maulers | RB | Wisconsin | |
28 | 225 | Pittsburgh Maulers | RB | Michigan | |
28 | 226 | Birmingham Stallions | RB | Coastal Carolina | |
28 | 227 | Houston Gamblers | RB | Florida | |
28 | 228 | New Orleans Breakers | Jordan Ellis | RB | Virginia |
28 | 229 | Michigan Panthers | RB | Illinois | |
28 | 230 | New Jersey Generals | RB | Texas A&M | |
28 | 231 | Philadelphia Stars | RB | Wake Forest | |
28 | 232 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Juwan Washington | RB | San Diego State |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
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29 | 233 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Tyson Graham | OLB | South Dakota |
29 | 234 | Birmingham Stallions | OLB | Ole Miss | |
29 | 235 | Houston Gamblers | OLB | Washington | |
29 | 236 | New Orleans Breakers | Diondre Wallace | OLB | Towson |
29 | 237 | Michigan Panthers | Terry Myrick | OLB | Eastern Michigan |
29 | 238 | New Jersey Generals | OLB | Houston | |
29 | 239 | Philadelphia Stars | Jordan Moore | OLB | UTSA |
29 | 240 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Emmanuel Beal | OLB | Oklahoma |
30 | 241 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Greg Reaves | OLB | South Florida |
30 | 242 | Philadelphia Stars | OLB | Notre Dame | |
30 | 243 | New Jersey Generals | Tim Walton Jr | OLB | Texas Southern |
30 | 244 | Michigan Panthers | OLB | San Jose State | |
30 | 245 | New Orleans Breakers | OLB | UConn | |
30 | 246 | Houston Gamblers | OLB | Stetson | |
30 | 247 | Birmingham Stallions | Terrill Hanks | OLB | New Mexico State |
30 | 248 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Malcolm Howard | OLB | Central Oklahoma |
31 | 249 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Kyahva Tezino | OLB | San Diego State |
31 | 250 | Birmingham Stallions | Brody Buck | OLB | Northwest Missouri State |
31 | 251 | Houston Gamblers | Drew Lewis | OLB | Colorado |
31 | – | New Orleans Breakers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
31 | 252 | Michigan Panthers | Tre Threat | OLB | Jacksonville State |
31 | 253 | New Jersey Generals | Angelo Garbutt | OLB | Iowa |
31 | 254 | Philadelphia Stars | Solomon Wise | OLB | Alcorn State |
31 | – | Tampa Bay Bandits | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
32 | 255 | Philadelphia Stars | Matt Mengel | K | UCLA |
32 | 256 | New Jersey Generals | Nick Rose | K | Texas |
32 | – | Michigan Panthers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
32 | 257 | Tampa Bay Bandits | K | Georgia State | |
32 | – | Pittsburgh Maulers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
32 | 258 | New Orleans Breakers | K | Kentucky | |
32 | 259 | Houston Gamblers | Nick Vogel | K | UAB |
32 | 260 | Birmingham Stallions | K | Notre Dame | |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
33 | 261 | Birmingham Stallions | P | UC Davis | |
33 | 262 | Houston Gamblers | Andrew Galitz | P | Baylor |
33 | – | New Orleans Breakers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
33 | – | Pittsburgh Maulers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
33 | – | Tampa Bay Bandits | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
33 | 263 | Michigan Panthers | Michael Carrizosa | P | San Jose State |
33 | – | New Jersey Generals | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
33 | – | Philadelphia Stars | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
34 | 264 | Houston Gamblers | Brandon Barnes | TE | Alabama State |
34 | 265 | New Orleans Breakers | Sal Cannella | TE | Auburn |
34 | 266 | Pittsburgh Maulers | Matt Seybert | TE | Michigan State |
34 | 267 | Birmingham Stallions | TE | NC State | |
34 | 268 | Philadelphia Stars | TE | North Carolina | |
34 | 269 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Cheyenne O'Grady | TE | Arkansas |
34 | 270 | Michigan Panthers | Joseph Magnifico | TE | Memphis |
34 | 271 | New Jersey Generals | TE | South Alabama | |
34 | 272 | Houston Gamblers | Julian Allen | TE | Southern Miss |
34 | 273 | Tampa Bay Bandits | De'Quan Hampton | TE | USC |
34 | 274 | Michigan Panthers | La'Michael Pettway | TE | Iowa State |
34 | 275 | New Jersey Generals | TE | Grand Rapids CC | |
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
35 | 276 | New Jersey Generals | Scott Flanick | LS | Army |
35 | – | Michigan Panthers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
35 | 277 | Tampa Bay Bandits | Ryan Disalvo | LS | San Jose State |
35 | 278 | Philadelphia Stars | LS | Oregon State | |
35 | – | Birmingham Stallions | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
35 | 279 | Pittsburgh Maulers | LS | Arizona State | |
35 | – | New Orleans Breakers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
35 | – | Houston Gamblers | Passed for compensatory pick | ||
A supplemental draft was held on March 10, 2022, with an additional 80 players selected to fill three final roster spots and seven practice squad spots per team.[2]
Round | Pick # | USFL team | Player | Position | College | |
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S1 | 281 | Breakers | Justin Johnson | TE | Mississippi | |
S1 | 282 | Maulers | DT | West Texas A&M | ||
S1 | 283 | Stallions | Ryan Williams-Pope | OT | San Diego State | |
S1 | 284 | Gamblers | Josh Avery | DT | SE Missouri State | |
S1 | 285 | Generals | DE | Middle Tennessee | ||
S1 | 286 | Stars | Gunnar Vogel | OT | Northwestern | |
S1 | 287 | Bandits | OT | Notre Dame | ||
S1 | 288 | Panthers | Warren Saba | CB/S | East Carolina | |
S2 | 289 | Panthers | G | SE Louisiana | ||
S2 | 290 | Bandits | CB/S | Stanford | ||
S2 | 291 | Stars | Adam Rodriguez | EDGE/FB | Weber State | |
S2 | 292 | Generals | Christian Tutt | CB/RET | Auburn | |
S2 | 293 | Gamblers | G/C/DE | Buffalo | ||
S2 | 294 | Stallions | Jojo Tillery | S | Wofford | |
S2 | 295 | Maulers | Keith Gibson Jr | CB | Mary Hardin-Baylor | |
S2 | 296 | Breakers | Keith Washington II | CB | West Virginia | |
S3 | 297 | Bandits | Matthew Burrell Jr | C/G/OT | Sam Houston State | |
S3 | 298 | Stars | Lene Maiava | OT | Arizona | |
S3 | 299 | Generals | Mike Bell | SS/LB | Fresno State | |
S3 | 300 | Panthers | TE | Ohio State | ||
S3 | 301 | Breakers | RB | North Carolina | ||
S3 | 302 | Gamblers | Malik Harris | DE | Incarnate Word | |
S3 | 303 | Stallions | Dondrea Tillman | DE | IUP | |
S3 | 304 | Maulers | Dale Warren | OLB | UT-Chattanooga | |
S4 | 305 | Maulers | FB | Kansas State | ||
S4 | 306 | Stallions | SS/OLB | Kent State | ||
S4 | 307 | Gamblers | CB | Tennessee | ||
S4 | 308 | Breakers | DE | Penn State | ||
S4 | 309 | Panthers | Sean Williams | FS/OLB | Navy | |
S4 | 310 | Generals | S | Pittsburgh | ||
S4 | 311 | Stars | Amani Dennis | CB | Carthage | |
S4 | 312 | Bandits | WR | Michigan State | ||
S5 | 313 | Stars | Artayvious Lynn | TE | TCU | |
S5 | 314 | Generals | Brock Miller | P | Southern Utah | |
S5 | 315 | Panthers | RB | Stanford | ||
S5 | 316 | Bandits | Tyler Rausa | K | Boise State | |
S5 | 317 | Maulers | Malcolm Elmore | S/CB | Central Methodist | |
S5 | 318 | Breakers | S | Arizona State | ||
S5 | 319 | Gamblers | Devwah Whaley | RB | Arkansas | |
S5 | 320 | Stallions | RB | Troy | ||
S6 | 321 | Stallions | TE | Wake Forest | ||
S6 | 322 | Gamblers | LS | Sam Houston State | ||
S6 | 323 | Breakers | TE/FB | Iowa State | ||
S6 | 324 | Maulers | Abdul Beecham | G/C | Kansas State | |
S6 | 325 | Bandits | Stephen Griffin | S/CB | NC State | |
S6 | 326 | Panthers | TE | Stony Brook | ||
S6 | 327 | Generals | RB | Towson | ||
S6 | 328 | Stars | WR | Tennessee State | ||
S7 | 329 | Gamblers | Erick Browne | G | Merrimack | |
S7 | 330 | Breakers | Turner Bernard | LS | San Diego State | |
S7 | 331 | Maulers | K | Nevada | ||
S7 | 332 | Stallions | Marlon Williams | WR | UCF | |
S7 | 333 | Stars | Gabriel Sewell Jr | ILB | Nevada | |
S7 | 334 | Bandits | CB | UCF | ||
S7 | 335 | Panthers | Joseph Putu | CB | Florida | |
S7 | 336 | Generals | G/OT | Tennessee State | ||
S8 | 337 | Generals | Jacob Williams | TE | Western Kentucky | |
S8 | 338 | Panthers | Devin Ross | WR/RET | Colorado | |
S8 | 339 | Bandits | OLB | Washington | ||
S8 | 340 | Stars | S/CB | Baylor | ||
S8 | 341 | Stallions | CB/S | USC | ||
S8 | 342 | Maulers | Hunter Thedford | TE | Utah | |
S8 | 343 | Breakers | Jarey Elder | S | West Chester | |
S8 | 344 | Gamblers | WR | Bowling Green | ||
S9 | 345 | Stallions | Marquez Tucker | G | Southern Utah | |
S9 | 346 | Gamblers | Tyler Palka | WR/QB | Gannon | |
S9 | 347 | Panthers | C/G | BYU | ||
S9 | 348 | Generals | Brandon Haskin | OT/G/C | Tennessee State | |
S9 | 349 | Breakers | Matt White | P/K | Monmouth | |
S9 | 350 | Stars | Jahair Jones | G | Miami | |
S9 | 351 | Maulers | P | Kentucky | ||
S9 | 352 | Bandits | Austrian Robinson | DE/DT | Ole Miss | |
S10 | 353 | Bandits | Antonio Reed | SS/OLB | Nebraska | |
S10 | 354 | Maulers | Darrius Moragne | DT/DE | Kansas | |
S10 | 355 | Stars | Paul Terry | RB/WR/ST | Eastern New Mexico | |
S10 | 356 | Breakers | Toree Boyd | C/G/OT | Howard | |
S10 | 357 | Generals | Alonzo Moore | WR | Nebraska | |
S10 | 358 | Panthers | Shane Griffin | LS | West Chester | |
S10 | 359 | Gamblers | Stanley Green | CB | Illinois | |
S10 | 360 | Stallions | Bobby Holly | FB/RB/TE | Louisiana Tech |